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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sudha's mother-in-law want her to have an abortion?

2. What does Ashok ask Sudha to do with her child?

3. Who is hateful to Sudha, convincing her to move to America?

4. How do the mothers react to Ashok's conditions?

5. How does Anju's husband realize that she has been keeping a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at Shasti's shrine?

2. How does Sudha fit into her new life?

3. Does Sudha think that she is treated well?

4. How does Anju find peace?

5. What is symbolic of the final scene in the novel?

6. What does Sudha ask for herself and her baby?

7. Why does Anju decide to get a job?

8. What annoys Anju about Sudha?

9. What role does Sudha's mother-in-law take over Sudha's reproductivity?

10. Is it a good idea for Sudha to move to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make a prediction based on what you believe will happen after the embrace between the two women ends. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the novel to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Did Sudha make the right decision to go to America? Did Anju make the right decision to invite her?

Essay Topic 3

What is the tone of Sister of My Heart? What are the three main literary techniques that help to create this tone?

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